No matter how late you may stay out celebrating New Year’s Eve, remember that January 1st is a Holy Day of Obligation, the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God."With the present Jubilee of Mercy I want to invite the Church to pray and work so that every Christian will have a humble and compassionate heart, one capable of proclaiming and witnessing to mercy. It is my hope that all of us will learn to 'forgive and give,' to become more open "to those living on the outermost fringes of society - fringes which modern society itself creates," and to refuse to fall into "a humiliating indifference or a monotonous routine which prevents us from discovering what is new!" - Pope Francis, Message for the World Day of Peace 2016